Porthcothan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthcothan postcode: PL28 8LW

Retail in Porthcothan

There are great places to visit near Porthcothan including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Hiking Areas to visit near Porthcothan include Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Porthcothan including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Porthcothan best towns to visit near Porthcothan.

Porthcothan is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Porthcothan.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Porthcothan's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Porthcothan.

Airports to visit near Porthcothan include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthcothan History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcothan:

• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage